Pupils will complete three units from the CCEA Examination Board. Additional materials including full specifications, assessment objectives, past papers and mark schemes are available at www.rewardinglearning.org.uk/microsites/history
Unit 1:
Studies in Depth (worth 50% of GCSE)
Externally assessed written exam
2 hours
United States of America
1918–1941
- USA and the World 1918-1929
- Minority Groups in the USA
- Popular Entertainment and Social Change
- Prohibition
- The Wall Street Crash
- The Effects of the Wall Street Crash
Changing Relationships:
Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland 1965-1985
- Northern Ireland in the 1960s
- The Troubles
- Search for a Solution to Northern Ireland’s Troubles
Unit 2:
Outline Study (worth 25% of GCSE)
Externally assessed written exam
1 hour 15 minutes
The Cold War 1945–1991
Topics such as:
- Korean War
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Vietnam War
- Events in Eastern Europe
- 1980s
Unit 3:
Investigative Study (worth 25% of GCSE)
Controlled assessment
This will focus on an issue not covered by the external assessment papers and one that is an extension of the specification content.
Internally assessed and externally moderated
Topic to be researched:
- The Atomic Bomb